Gender Capital at Work [electronic resource] : Intersections of Femininity, Masculinity, Class and Occupation /
Huppatz, K.author.
Drawing on interviews with nurses, social workers, exotic dancers and hairdressers, this book explores the processes involved in producing and reproducing gendered and classed workers and occupations.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- PART ONE: GENDER, CLASS, WORK AND REWORKING BOURDIEU Introduction Why use Bourdieusian Theory to Study Gender, Class and Work? The Case for 'Gender Capital'Gender and Class in Four OccupationsCollecting and Interpreting Work-Life Stories PART TWO: LOCATING GENDER CAPITAL AT WORK: FOUR CASE STUDIES Nursing Social Work Exotic Dancing Hairdressing Conclusions.
Drawing on interviews with nurses, social workers, exotic dancers and hairdressers, this book explores the processes involved in producing and reproducing gendered and classed workers and occupations.
Industrial sociology.
Economic sociology.
Sociology.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Sociology of Work.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Gender Studies.
Sociology, general.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.